Defence`s Feeds

Event Incumbent Czech president Miloš Zeman won the country’s presidential election in a second-round run-off on 26–27 January. Zeman won 51.4% of the vote against independent political novice Jiří Drahoš, who secured 48.6%. Zeman has attracted primarily

Denmark’s cross-party Defence Agreement for 2018–23 has earmarked funding for the Royal Danish Navy (RDN) to invest in significant upgrades to its anti-air warfare (AAW) and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities. Under the new six-year plan, published on 28 January, the Danish

Israel’s Elbit Systems has been awarded an USD150 million contract to provide through-life support (TLS) services for the Australian Defence Force’s battle management system command and control (BMS C2). The company announced in a 25 January statement that the contract, which was

ONE person was killed and two others were wounded when an explosive device, emplaced by unidentified militants, detonated targeting a vehicle carrying security forces personnel in Hodan district in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on 25 January, Goobjoog reported. Although there was no immediate claim of

The French ambassador in Mauritania handed over 10 4x4 pickup ACMAT Light Tactical Vehicles (ALTVs) to the Mauritanian Army on 25 January. The vehicles are destined to equip the Mauritanian component of the G5 Sahel joint anti-terrorist force that also has detachments from Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali,

Eight Hungarian Air Force (HuAF) Mi-24V and Mi-24P gunships delivered to the 419th Aircraft Repair Plant (419 ARZ), a subsidiary of Rostec’s Russian Helicopters, will be overhauled, modernised, and have night vision googles (NVG) integrated, it has been announced. The work will be conducted

India is to establish an overseas military base on an island in the Seychelles archipelago to augment its naval presence in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and the Seychelles’ Secretary of State, Barry Faure, signed an agreement on 27 January

The first Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) to be built outside of the United States was handed over to the Italian Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 25 January, it has been announced. The short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) fighter was assembled at the Final Assembly

Japan and France have agreed to increase military technology collaboration as part of expanding defence ties, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in Tokyo has announced. A statement issued after meetings in Tokyo on 26 January between the two countries’ defence and foreign ministers said an initial

Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera announced on 26 January that the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF’s) first F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter has been deployed to Misawa Air Base in northern Japan. The recently deployed conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) F-35A

Key Points The KC-46A programme is not performing critical EMP testing, according to a Pentagon plan The Department of Defense instituted a new, strengthened EMP requirement after it awarded the original contract Electromagnetic pulse (EMP) testing performed in July on the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus

The Unmanned Systems Division of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions is opening new facilities in Oklahoma City to accommodate expected increased demand for high-performance, jet-powered unmanned aerial tactical and target drone systems. Kratos is initially occupying an 8,800 ft² facility

Lockheed Martin Australia has been awarded a contract from the Australian government for the design, build, and integration of combat systems for the country’s SEA 1000 Future Submarine programme. The announcement, made by defence industry minister Christopher Pyne on 25 January, added that

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has published a new military training outline aimed at transforming the Chinese military into a “world-class force”, the state-owned Xinhua news agency reported on 27 January. Approved by the country’s Central Military Commission (CMC), the

The logistics department of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) conducted in late January its first logistics support drills involving unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from two civilian companies, according to a 29 January report by the People's Liberation Army (PLA)-sponsored China

A Boeing 747-800 transport aircraft belonging to the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) crashed on 29 January in a mountainous area of southwest China’s Guizhou province. An official PLAAF statement said the aircraft “crashed during flight training”, but gave no

Key Points As part of its non-linear approach to modern warfare, Russia has integrated private military companies (PMCs) into its warfighting strategy in largely conventional and support roles. Russian PMCs have a close operational relationship with Russian special forces and intelligence

A Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic attack (EA) aircraft caught fire and suffered serious damage during an aborted take-off from Nellis Air Force Base (AFB) in the United States on 27 January. The twin-seat Super Hornet-derivative aircraft suffered an undisclosed

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is to scrap 16 UK Eurofighter Typhoons as part of a project to save GBP 800 million (USD1.13 billion) on the running cost of the service's combat aircraft fleet. The plans to dismantle the aircraft and harvest spare parts for use on the remainder of the Typhoon fleet

The pilot brigade for a reorganised and more heavily equipped and qualified Spanish Army is due to begin operating under its new “war of the future” role later this year, the army chief of staff has announced. The 25 January announcement was made by army General Francisco Javier Varela